THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, December 31, 2021 Page 7 NORTHEAST | FROM PAGE 1 old building. The strong opposition voiced by Saugus and Chelsea municipal leaders was the only formal stance taken over the fall period where Northeast representatives, including Northeast Superintendent David DiBarri, spent most of the month of October visiting the legislative bodies of the various sending districts. That means that while two communities, through their elected offi cials, opposed the project – 10 did not. When Supt. DiBarri and his consultant addressed the Malden City Council on October 12, a number of Councillors had plenty of questions regarding the project, which, if completed, would be one of the highest priced new schools in Massachusetts history. However, none of the Malden elected offi cials voiced opposition to the new school proposal. In fact, several were eff usive in their comments regarding past history and dealings with Northeast Metro Tech and their support for the future. The project includes the largAn artist’s rendering of the new library at Northeast Metro Tech, which would be one of the highlights of the many new additions to be included in the $317.4 million new high school facility. est fi gure for state aid through the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) ever granted, a total of $140.8 million. That leaves $176.3 million, which would have to be funded by the 12 sending districts. As now proposed, Malden’s contribution to that figure would be $36 million over 30 years, or about $1.2 million per annum. This would be over and above the $1.62 million Malden paid for sending its students to Northeast for this current school year. It is Said in Malden... T hat most of the newly painted lines for the single-lane of travel on Route 60/Eastern Avenue/Centre Street are down, and after a very quick look, it does not appear to be clogging up traffi c on one of Malden’s busiest thoroughfares. *** That the Department of Secondary and Elementary Education (DESE), which oversees all public education in Massachusetts, announced Wednesday it had acquired some 200,000 Rapid Antigen COVID-19 test kits and was determining a way to distribute them free of charge to Massachusetts educators and other staff before classes resume on Monday, January following the Winter Break. *** That the City of Malden sponsored a “Trash Holiday” over the weekend, for pickups “at no charge” to help with clearing out abodes from the holiday buildup. *** That even though the holiday season of gift-giving has passed, there does not seem to be much of a slowdown on the caravan-like multitudes of FedEx, UPS and Amazon delivery trucks motoring through Malden. *** That Monday’s 2022 Malden Inauguration Ceremonies for Malden City Council and Malden School Committee are open to the public at Jenkins Auditorium in Malden beginning at 6:00 p.m., though masks are mandatory to attend. *** That Malden Square restaurants and nightlife in general in Malden Square continue to be booming, particularly Thursday through Sunday evenings, with nary a parking space to be found. *** That construction has begun in full swing at the new Amazon Center on Squire Road in Revere, and it is still a bit of a shocker to drive by that site and see the former Revere Showcase Cinema completely gone. *** That longtime Maldonians can still recall the old “$5.00 a carload” days at the Revere Drive-In Theater, which preceded the Showcase Cinema there, into the early 1980s. *** That political talk in Malden and the area still touts outgoing Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone, a vocal and outspoken opponent of outgoing Gov. 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According to the Northeast reps, the new school would feature 21st-century learning environments, improved Individualized Education Program (IEP) accommodations, state-of-the-art shop space, expanded program off erings, a new primary access roadway from Farm Street to reduce traffi c congestion, a fullsize gym, a 750-seat auditorium, outdoor space for learning and a new cafeteria. Another key move would be the ability of the school to expand from its present 1,200 stuLike us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/ Advocate.news.ma dents to about 1,600 students in the future. If the project moves forward, the new school would be targeted to open at the end of 2025 with the overall project completed by the next summer. A referendum vote by the voters in all 12 of the sending districts is set for Tuesday, January 25, in Malden, Chelsea, Melrose, North Reading, Reading, Revere, Saugus, Stoneham, Wakefi eld, Winchester, Winthrop and Woburn. Just a simple majority in the overall vote would mean approval of the plan and would mean communities would have to provide the funding for the new facility. In Malden, at a recent City Council meeting, the members voted to designate the Senior Center at 7 Washington St. as the citywide polling location for the budget ballot question Special Election on January 25 with polls open from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. USA Lawn and Yard Care SNOW PLOWING Driveways From $ 35 * REASONABLE RATES * Prompt, Courteous Service * PARKING LOTS 781-521-9927 Happy Holidays! Call
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